单词	encircle
释义	encircleen‧cir‧cle /ɪnˈsɜːkəl $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE encircle Simple Form Present I, you, we, they encircle he, she, it encircles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they encircled Present perfect I, you, we, they have encircled he, she, it has encircled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had encircled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will encircle Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have encircled Continuous Form Present I am encircling he, she, it is encircling you, we, they are encircling Past I, he, she, it was encircling you, we, they were encircling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been encircling he, she, it has been encircling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been encircling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be encircling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been encircling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The city is nearly encircled by rebel troops. The photo showed the captive sitting down, encircled by several armed men. Troops encircled the city and began firing rockets at the government buildings. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Because these constructs are highly correlated they may also be encircled as a way of indicating this clustering. Even the doorbell was wrong, a black button encircled by a tarnished yellow metal. He said that up to 1,000 guerrillas were trying to rout or encircle government posts to force defenders to flee. His pate was bald, encircled by a monk-like fringe of hair. In some instances, delegates were driven outside where they were encircled and shot by the police and an aroused white citizenry. The men encircled the hapless animals, beating and clubbing them, forcing them forward up the ramp. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto move into a position around someone or something► surround to stand in a circle around someone or something, especially to prevent someone escaping: · Football fans ran onto the field and surrounded the referee.· Police officers moved to surround Evans as he came out of the courtroom. ► gather around also gather round if a group of people gathers around someone or something, they move nearer to them, for example in order to see or hear better: · A crowd of young boys had gathered round to admire the car.gather around somebody/something: · After supper we gathered around the kitchen table and listened to Grandma tell stories about her childhood. ► encircle if a group of people encircle someone or something, they move so that they are completely around them, making it impossible for them to escape: · Troops encircled the city and began firing rockets at the government buildings.· The photo showed the captive sitting down, encircled by several armed men. ► crowd around also crowd round British if a group of people crowds around someone or something, they stand near them closely together, often pushing forward to see what is happening: · Fire officers asked the people who had crowded round to stand back.crowd around somebody/something: · Dozens of journalists crowded around the Princess and started asking her questions. to surround someone or something completely:  The island was encircled by a dusty road.—encirclement noun [uncountable]
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